Electrical connecter construction



Aug. 15, 1933. E. v. suNlfiT ET AL ELECTRICAL CONNECTER CONSTRUCTIONFiled Jan.

.52 2/022 far: Edward Vfizznaf and fiernanzfiZZafi Patented Aug. 15,1933 i o 1,922,643

UNITED STATES P ENT- VOFFICETYQ,

ELECTRICAL Y comers CONSTRUCTION Edward V. Sundt and Bernard Kollath,

' Chicago, Ill.

Application January 20, 1932. Serial No. 587,780

2 Claims. (01. 2o0 -115'.5)

Our invention relates to improvements in elec- 5, and 7 may thereafterbe curved or bent in trical connecter constructions, and it consists nySu table form, V in the combinations, constructions, and arrange- The vce o ou inve t o may b p ov ded ment h r described and l i d, 1 with oneor more insulating sleeves which may 5 An object of our invention is toprovide an be d 0f ny Suitable fabric or other ma' electrical connecterconstruction whereby defor instance, fl Tubbervices having cylindricalor polygonal terminal From the foregoing desc p ion of the Variousmembers may be quickly connected to c1 1 parts Of thedevice, theoperation thereof may, .t from an electrical circuit be readilyunderstood. For thepurpose of il- 10 Another object of our invention isto provide lustretioh, We have Shown & Cylindrical fuse de- 65 anelectrical connecter which is particularly Vice 12 having terminal -Capmembers 13 adapted for use in temporary hook-ups and and 13 disposed ateither end thereof. The experimental set-ups where secure electricalconend l members may be pp y he d by the nections are desired but theuse of solder would grip members in a manner which is readily 5 beinconvenient. understood by referring to the accompanying 7 A furtherobject of our invention is to prodrewihgvide means whereby fuses,resistance units, and In this particular assemblage, W have shown t likemay rapidly inserted in or taken t a tubular sleeve 14 enclosing allportions of the of an electrical fuse and connecter construction exceptthe per- 'Other objects and advantages W111 appear in forated endsection 8- The end section a is 75: the following specification, and thenovel fea- Preferably left D d SO that it may be contures of theinvention will be particularly point- Vehiehtly Connected to a binding pnot ed t in t appended claims 7 shown. This arrangement is consideredideal o invention is uu t t in t accompanywhere, a fuse or resistanceunit is tobe connected 7 ing dr n fofming part of t application, inseries with an electrical machine provided 80 in which with a bindingpost. When secured to the bind- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a deviceemiIlg 1 the assembled construction is r d bcdying our invention, 7 andis. insulated. If the sleeve be made of flex- Figure 2 i side i t l Viewof t Same ible rubber, the assembled construction, besides 30 device,being insulated, is protected from jars incidental Figure 3 is a sectiontaken along t line 3 3 to its use, and the contact of the rubber with ofFigure 1, d y the gripping bands 5 and '7 serves to compress Figure 4 isa section taken along the line 4-4 the Same more firmly p the ap f theof Figure 2. fuse and also resists stresses tending to move the Incarrying out our invention, we make use pp members from the Cap ofterminal grip members 1 and 2 which may, It Will Of course beIlIIdCI'StOOd that the device if d ir d, b ad of tal, Th grip b of ourinvention is not solely applicable for use 1 may in l de a centrally diss d bridge porwith fuses, resistance rods, or the like, but may tion 3and integral transversely extending upbe u d for the pu p of p v d a quy 40 ardly t or curved gripping portions 4 n 5, attachable and removableconnecting means for The grip member 2 may include a bridge anyelectrical device provided with suitable tertion 6, a bent or curvedgrip portion '7, and an {ninal m adapted to be gripped by enlarged endportion 8 which is provided with mg gnppmg members' an opening 8'whereby the grip member may when so employed two tubular file-eves may vbe used, each of which should be of sufficientm i r i s t e il l sg ifigg sl n ie jg 23 3 length to insulate the connecting portions. The Imeters grip member 2 may have an screw 10 is provided for the purpose ofrigidly securing the end of an electrical conductor or tinotly thr.eadedOpemng and may be wire. While we have shown two distinct forms videdwith a screw 10 having a headll. The of grip members connected to thefuse device, 05

head 11 of the screw 10 desired be it will of course be understoodthat'both of the knurled. grip members'employed may be of the same con-The grip members 1 and 2 may be mad in struction. For instance, two ofthe grip memany i able m nn r but ar p f r y mp bers 1 may be employedwhere the construction out of a metal sheet; The gripping portions 4, isnot intended to be connected to a binding of two oppositely. disposedelectricaliconductor, Wires forming part or" a circuit. The grip meIn--bers 1 and 2, when operatively connected to any rigid elongatedelectrical connector, such as the. fuse device 12, provide means wherebythe ter= minals of the wire may be;physicaily,astwelt as electricallysecured together in, a manner whereby the two electrical wires an'dthe-com necter construction may be considered as a" single cable whichmay be:suspendedxibetween two posts. Attention is directed to the factthat the connecter construction herein described? whenso: connectedrequiresno support other than that oiieredby the conductorsconnected to;theconnecter construction, The. connecter construction itse1f.-forms-part of the support 'or means-whereby the opposite wires. may besuspended. 1 1

We claim: 1.,Anelectrical connecter construction for physicallyconnecting together adjacent terminals of conductor wires forming partof an electrical circuit, said construction including two grip elementsand an elongated bridging elementadapted to be connected between saidgrip elements, each of said grip elements being provided for grippingbands for securely engaging said bridging element and, being,alsoprovided with means whereby the term-inals off-one of said conductorwires may be fixedly secured to said grip element, said bridging elementand each ot.said grip elements being enclosed in a rubber tube, saidrubber tube being stretched for compressing saidgripsbands upon saidbridging element 2i..,l ]Ieans for connecting in an electrical circuit'afuse having end cap members comprising aepairofi springi grippingmembers adapted to frictionally. engage said caps, conductor connectin'gmembers extending in opposite directions fronr'said: grippingn-ien'ibers,v and an insulating flexible-tube drawnover said fuseandgripping members inflengagementvwith the latter. and ,resistingdisplacement, ofthe latter longitudinally otisaid: fuse' c f V BERNARDKOLLATH.

EDWARD V. SUNDT

